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Order of Worship

Gathering Music Sweet, Sweet Spirit NCH #293


Welcome to Worship

Announcements and Joys and Concerns

Prelude Cantable Nicolo Paganini
(Italian for singing style)

Call to Worship
One: We join our hearts together this morning as we continue the journey of Lent.
Many: This is a moment to experience the warmth of community.
One: This is a time to breathe deeply and feel the love of God surround us.
Many: This is an opportunity to offer God our thanks and praise.
One: Come, let us worship God.

Hymn God Is Here! As We Your People Meet NCH #70

Unison Prayer of Confession Worship Resources
Loving God, you are forever seeking for your will to be done on Earth. You yearn for all creation to live in harmony. Forgive us for growing weary of the struggle for peace and justice, and for courting despair. Loosen our need to see the full results and to feel hopeful. Sustain us with an abundance of friends and a measure of faith. Give us the willingness to do the loving thing and to be faithful in small acts of caring.

God of the hidden seed the promised resurrection, work your surprising and amazing grace in our lives and in our broken world. Amen.

Kyrie


Words of Affirmation
One: God’s compassion is deep and wide, from everlasting to everlasting. Many: In seeking to transform this world, God’s love reaches towards each of us with a tender embrace.
One: Let this be our assurance this day and always. Amen.


Children’s Moment God is with us Rev. Pancost

Musical Offering Lenten Song Mark Hayes

Scripture
Genesis 12:1-4a Pew Bible page 9
John 3:1-17 Pew Bible pages 924

Sermon Born Anew The Rev. Roger Pancost

Hymn Crashing Waters at Creation NCH #326

Prayers of the People
The Lord’s Prayer (“Debts” and “Debtors”)
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen.

Offertory

Doxology NCH #780
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God all creatures here below;
Praise God above, you heavenly host;
Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Offertory prayer

Order of Communion
Invitation
Communion Prayer
Sanctus

Sharing of the Elements
(Please hold the bread until all are served.
You may drink the cup when it is received.)

Unison Prayer of Thanksgiving
O God, we give thanks that through the
mystery and splendor of this meal our faith has been renewed,
our hope has been strengthened, and our love has been
rekindled. Through the power of Christ’s spirit in us, lead us back
into the world to joyfully share these gifts with others. Amen.

Hymn Go, My Children, with My Blessings NCH #82

Benediction

Postlude Duo, Op. 6, No. 1 Franz-Anton Hoffmeister

We Carry the Light of Christ into the World
(Acolyte carries the Light from the Communion Table)